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Some facts about the
Dzhungarian hamster
Adult weight : 0.023 kg (0.0506 lbs)
Maximum longevity : 4 years
Female maturity :120 days
Gestation : 20 days
Weaning : 21 days
Litter size : 6
Litters per year : 4
Interval between litters : 40 days
Weight at birth : 0.002 kg (0.0044 lbs)
Weight at weaning : 0.015 kg (0.033 lbs)
Body mass : 0.031 kg (0.0682 lbs)
Temperature : 35.85 °C (96.53 °F)
Dzhungarian hamster
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciurognathi
Family : Muridae
Subfamily : Cricetinae
Species : Phodopus sungorus
The Dzhungarian hamster is listed as Least Concern (LR/lc), lowest risk. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the Dzhungarian hamster
A young / baby of a Dzhungarian hamster is called a 'pup'. The females are called 'doe' and males 'buck'. A Dzhungarian hamster group is called a 'horde'.
Facts about the Dzhungarian hamster
DESCRIPTION Phodopus sungorus is of . (Full text)
Klingenspor Photoperiodic Regulation of Leptin Sensitivity in the Siberian Hamster, Phodopus sungorus, Is Reflected in Arcuate Nucleus SOCS-3 (Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling) Gene Expression Endocrinology, (Full text)
Photoperiodic Regulation of Leptin Sensitivity in the Siberian Hamster, Phodopus sungorus, Is Reflected in Arcuate Nucleus SOCS-3 (Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling) Gene Expression -- Tups et al. (Full text)
The Russian Dwarf Hamster, scientifically known as Phodopus sungorus, is a distant relative of the common domestic Golden (or Syrian) Hamster, Mesocricetus auratus. (Full text)
Mercer, and Martin Klingenspor Photoperiodic Regulation of Leptin Sensitivity in the Siberian Hamster, Phodopus sungorus, Is Reflected . (Full text)
The Djungarian or Siberian hamster (Phodopus sungorus) is a seasonally breeding rodent in which maturation of gonadal (Full text)
In the present study, we investigated whether the release of LH by male Siberian hamsters (Phodopus sungorus) is specific to the presence of a female and whether the ability of female odors to induce LH release in the male is dependent on the reproductive status of the female, as influenced by ovariectomy or exposure to different photoperiods. (Full text)